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INTRODUCTION 



In collecting these memorials, the grave-stones in the Old Common 
Cemetery were all examined in the Summer of 1846, and their inscrip- 
tions — so far as it seemed practicable — were obtained cither in their 
exact language or in all essential particulars. The inscriptions, how- 
ever, were not in all cases found legible. In these instances, the epi- 
taphs, names, and dates were deciphered as accurately as was possible, 
or were approximately determined from other sources ; and in all cases 
of uncertainty, the doubtful words and figures will be found indicated in 
the following pages either by italics, by the asterisk, or some other intel- 
ligible sign. The town records supplied many of the illegible dates. 

How many inscriptions have been wholly lost by the destruction of 
many of the grave-stones themselves, cannot now be ascertained. At all 
events, to judge from the number of fragments of these stones found near 
tlie School Houses on our Worcester Common, it would seem that the 
hands of Time had not obliterated more of these memorials of the dead, 
than tlie hands of Youth had destroyed. However, the present collec- 
tion will serve as a faithful record, it is hoped, of the monuments that 
were found in 1846, still unbroken and undisturbed. A few have been 
removed recently by friends, and the inscriptions of several, which were 
found some time since by J. Harrington, Esq. of tliis city, have been 
obligingly furnished as for an Appendix. 

A word as to the arrangement of these inscriptions. It is designed 
that tliey succeed each other chronologically, as far as may be, and ac- 
cording to " New Style." This will explain, therefore, any seeming dis- 
crepancies between the succession of years and the dates on the stones 
prior to A. D. 1752, before which time, as is well known, the year began 
March 25th " Old Style," instead of January 1st, as thereafter. In most 
cases, the years succeeding 1752 will be mentioned only at the head of 
each annual list, in order to avoid repetition. 

A few notes have been inserted, indicated by brackets in most cases, 
giving some additional names, dates, and particulars, with occasional 
references to Lincoln's " History of Worcester," to the files of the Massa- 
chusetts Spy, and to our own Town Records. For valuable suggestions 



in regard to tliese notes and otlier matters, the writer is indebted to gen- 
tlemen in this city, of well-known literary and antiquarian tastes. Many 
more notes might have been added from tliese resources. 

In regard to tlie antiquity of this Old Burial Place, and of others in 
Worcester, a few words may not be uninteresting. The most ancient 
Cemetery in this place, it is said, was north of the intersection of Thomas 
and Summer streets, and AV'ithin the enclosure of the brick school house. 
It is supposed that the first person buried there was Miss Rachael Kel- 
lough, who died Dec. 15, 1717. After the number of deaths, subsequent 
to that date, had increased to twenty-eight, the Burying Ground on the 
Common was opened, and was the only one in use from about A. D. 
1730 to 1795. As to its antiquity, see also further remarks in No. Four 
of the inscriptions. By the Town Records, it appears that at a town 
meeting, held May 15, 1729, a vote was taken "that the Selectmen agree 
with some suitable person to dig graves for the future, as occasion may 
be," and that at a meeting Mar. 4, 1733-4, it was voted " that ye Select- 
men do — as soon as may — state out a burying place and measure ye out 
Lines thereof that The town may know properly how to act Respecting 
ye fencing in ye same." These appear to be the first acts of the town 
on the subject of this Cemetery. The grounds on Mechanic Street were 
provided in 1795; the tract east of Washington Square in 1828, and oth- 
ers more recently. 

It is hoped tliat the present collection, which was commenced from 
mere personal taste and curiosity, may prove somewhat interesting to the 
lovers of the quaint or to the antiquarian, and that it may in time prove 
valuable to those who shall come after us, when the very Cemetery itself 
shall have been destroyed, and the monuments and mounds and epitaphs 
shall have become obliterated and lost. W. S. B. 

Worcester, July, 1848. 



EPITAPHS. 



[The abbreviations used are, for instance, a. for aged, b. born, d. died, dr. daughter, da. 
days, Line. Hist, for Lincoln's History of Worcester, m. month, s. son, T. R. Town Records, 
w. wife, y. year, and the like.] 



1727. 

1. Hannah Hubbard, w. of John Hubbard ; d. Ap. 18, 1727 ; 
a. 27. 

[This was the earliest recorded death found in the old 
Cemetery ; and see No, 4, of the inscriptions. The grave- 
stone may be seen near the path through the centre of the 
grounds, almost prostrate.] 

1730. 

2. John Young, b. in the Isle of Bert, near Londonderry, Ire- 
land ; d. June 30, 1730 ; a. 107 ! 

[Town Record says : d. June 27, 1730 ; a. about 93. 
The same stone notices the death of his son David Young 
(post. No. 174), and has this inscription : 

" The aged^on, and the more aged father. 
Beneath this stone their mouldering bones 
Here rest together." 
William Young, a connection of John Y. was the author 
of many of the inscriptions found in the following pages.] 

3. James Taylor, [s. of James and Elizabeth T. ; d. June 31 ; 
by T. R] 1730 ; a. 22. 

1731. 

4. Ephraim Roper, d. Feb. 16, 1730 (Old Style) ; a. 43. 

[It is stated in Lincoln's History of Worcester, that this 
Burial Place was opened "in 1730, when Ephraim Roper, 
accidentally killed in hunting, was interred there." Those, 
therefore, who have already been named, may have been re- 
moved to these grounds afterwards. In the same history, we 
learn that Roper was a vigilant soldier and guard in this 
place, during the early Indian and French wars.] 

1732. 

5. Hannah Chadick, w. of John Chadick, d. May * 1732; 
a. 53. 

[Chadick is probably a corruption of the name Chadwick.] 



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1735. 

6. Eliot Gray, son of Wm. and Jean Gray ; d. Oct. 2. [27 : 
by T. R.] 1735 ; a. 4. 

7. Bertha Gray ; [probably a dr. of Wm. and Jean G. ;] d. * * 

[The Grays were Scotch emigrants. Much hostility was 
shown to these emigrants by the inhabitants of this place, 
who were so bitter in their opposition, as even to demolish 
the meeting house which the Scots were erecting near the 
present residence of F. W. Paine, Esq. See Line. Hist. 47.] 

1738. 

8. Abraham Taylor ; d. * * 1738 ; a. 29. 

1740. 

9. Mary Wheeler, w. of Thomas W. ; d. May 16 [18 : by T. 
R.l 1740 ; a. 40. 

1741. 

10. William Jenison. His epitaph reads as follows : 

" Here lies buried y® body of William Jenison, Esqr. He 
was born at Watertoun, April y^ 17th 1676, who deed Sep™ y^ 
19th, 1741, in y** 66th year of his age. He was one of y« Judges 
of y® Inferiour Court for y*' county of Worcester." 

[Judge Jenison also filled many other important offices 
in the town of Worcester. The first Court House in this 
place was built about the year 1732, on land given by him 
for that purpose, and was placed very near the site of the 
present Old Court House. See Line. Hist. 342.] 

1743. 

11. James Taylor; d. Feb. 24, 1742; a. 70. 

[He lived near " Wigwam Hill," north-westerly from 
the floating bridge over Long Pond. See H. Stebbins' map 
of Worcester, 1833.] 

12. Jean Young, w. of Wm. Y. ; d. Mar. 30, 1743 ; a. 27. 

1746. 

13. Isaac Taylor, s. of Othniel T. (No. 190) ; b. Nov. 17, 
1745, d. Mar. 26, 1746. 

[He is buried by the " right side " of his mother.] 

14. Dinah Taylor, w. of Othniel T. ; d. Mar. 29, 1746; a. 38. 

15. Abigail Stearnes, dr. of Thomas and Mary S. ; d, Ap. 11, 
1746 ; a. 8. 

1747. 

16. Eunice Adams ; d. July 27, 17[47 ? ] ; a. 32. 

17. Mrs. Hannah Adams ; d. * * * 

[No date, age nor epitaph appears upon her grave-stone.] 



1748. 

18. James Cowden ; d. Oct. 1, 1748; a. 63. 

1749. 

19. Mary Goodwin, w. of Capt. J. Goodwin, (No. 168) ; d. 
July * 1749 ; a. 33. 

20. Martha Boyd Young, w. of David Y. (No. 174.) d. Oct. 
6, 1749 ; a. 65. 

21. Mary Forbush, w. of James F. (No. 92) ; d. Dec. 6, 
174[9?]; a. 25. 

22. Ann Forbush, dr. of James and Mary F. ; d. May 9, 
174[9?]; a. 9. 

1750. 

23. Elisabeth Thomas ; d. July 27, 1750 ; a. 12. 

1751. 

24. Rebekah Brown, w. of James B. (No. 184); d. Feb. 26, 
(O. S.) 1750 ; a 42. 

[For information as to several of the Brown family, see 
Line. Hist. 269.] 

25. Capt. Benj. Flagg; d. June 12, 1751; a. 61. His epi- 
taph is : 

" So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens be 
no more ; They shall not awake nor be called out of their 
sleep." 

26. Elisabeth Lydia Brown, w. of Lieut. Luke B. ; d. Aug. 
[11 : T. R.] 1751 : a. about 27. 

" Reader, behold as you pass by, 
As you are living so was I, 
As I am now so you must be, 
Prepare for death and follow me." 

27. Prudence Harrington, w. of Francis H. (No. 120) d. * * 
1751 ? a. * 

1753. 

28. Jonas Rice, Esq. ; d. Sep. 20, [22, by T. R.] 1753 ; a. 81. 

[Upon his grave-stone it is stated that " he was the first set- 
tler in Wr. and one of the Judges of the Inferior Court for 
Worcester." Judge Rice also served in the capacities of 
Selectman, Town Clerk, Schoolmaster, Representative at 
General Court, and in other public offices in Worcester, 
as the Town Records most abundantly show. He was the 
Jirst School-teacher in this place, having been appointed for 
that office by a vote of the town April 4, 1726. His son 
Adonijah, an ancestor of Wm. Eaton, Esq. of this place, was 
the first male child born in Worcester; A. D. 1714, Nov. 7.] 



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29. Adonijah Rice, s. of Ezra and Silence R. ; d. Oct. 14, 
1753; a. 21. 

[This is not the Adonijah Rice mentioned in No. 28.] 
1754. 

30. William Waters ; h Oct. 4 ; d. Oct. 10, 1754 ? 

1755. 

31. John Jenison, s. of Capt. Israel J. (No. 203.) d. Jan. 15, 
1 755 ; a. 7. 

32. Mary Boyden, dr. of Daniel and Mehitable B ; d. Mar. 4 ; 
[2 ; by T. R.] a. 4. 

33. Katrine Moore, w. of Joseph M.; d. Mar. 12 ; a. 41 ? 

34. Elisabeth Taylor, w. of James T, (No. 11.) d. July 14; 
a. 82. 

35. Mary Carlyle, w. of James C. (See Appendix.) d. Aug. 24 ; 
a. 34. 

36. Jonathan Lynds ; d. Dec. 4; a 41. 

[" Seven of his children" are buried by his side, but no 
names or dates are given.] 

37. Mary Wiley ; d. * * 1755 ; a. 4. 

1756. 

[The unusual mortality during this year is noticeable.] 

38. John Ball; d. Jan. 11, 1756; a. 59. 

39. Easter Lynds, dr. of Jonathan (No. 36.) and Elisabeth L. ; 
d. Feb. 3 ; a. 6 y. 9 m. 

40. Jonathan Gates; d. Feb. 7; [1755, T. R.] ; a. 73. 

[His epitaph is brief: " Reader — Remember Death."] 

41. John Knight, s. of John and Experience K. ; d. Feb. 13; 
[Feb. 1.5, 1757; by T. R.] ; a. 11. 

42. James Taylor 3d ; d. Feb. 20 ; a 26. 

" Who was in y^ fight at Lake George, 
Sep. 8, 1755 ;" (Inscription.) 

43. Frances Smith ; d. Ap. 17 ; a. 36. 

44. Daniel Heywood Jr.; d. June 30; [13; by T. R.] a. 29. 

45. Rebecca Elder, dr. of W. and Hester E ; d. July 7 ; a. 20. 

46. Esther Elder, dr. of Wm. and Hester E ; d. July 16 ; a. 6. 

47. Thomas Goulding, s. of Palmer G. Jr. ; d. Aug 20, a. 3. 

48. Nancy Barbar, dr. of Robert and Sarah B. ; d. Sep. 2 ; a. 
22. [See No. 52 post] 

49. Robert Young, s. of Wm. and Mary Y. ; d. Sep. 6 ; a. 4. 



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50. Janet Young, dr. of Wm. and Mary Y.; d. Sep. 11; a. 7 m. 

51. Susanna Chamberlain, dr. of Jacob and Lydia C. ; d. 
Sep. 25 ; a. 5 y. 3 m. 

52. Mary Barbar, dr.* of Robert and Sarah B.; d. Sep. 26 ; a. 
20. 

[On the opposite face of this stone which commemorates 
the death of Mary B. and her sister Nancy B. (ante. No. 
48.) is the inscription : 

" Take notice, man, what here dost see, 

As thou art now so once were we, 

And as we'r now, so shalt thou be, 

Remember man that thou must die."] 

53. Capt. James Moore ; d. Sep. 29. ; a. 08. 

54. Thomas Gray, s. of Robert and Sarah G. ; d. Oct. 7; a 7. 

55. John Fisk ; d. Nov. * a. 75. 

56. Elisabeth Fisk, w. of John F. ; [date and age uncertain,] 

57. Elisabeth Jenison, w. of Wm. J. (No. 10, ante.); d. 
Dec. 2; a. 86. 

1757. 

58. John Goulding, s. of Palmer G. Jr. and Abigail G. ; d. Ap. 
16, 1757 ; a. 6 m. 25 d. 

59. Nathaniel Paine, s. of Timothy and Sarah P. ; d. Dec. 23, 
[25; by T. R.] a. 8 m. 

1758. 

60. Joseph Goddard, s. of John and Hannah G. ; d. Ap. 19, 
1758; a. 8. 

61. Mary Walker, w. of Adam W. ; d. Dec. 13 ; a. 22. 

1759. 

62. Mary Green, dr. of John and Mary G. ; b. Nov. 27, 1758; 
d. Feb. 15, 1759. 

63. Adam Knox ; d. Feb. 28, 1759 ; a. 66. 

64. Elisabeth Forbush, dr. of James (No. 92.) and Margaret 
F. ; d. May 21 ; a. 6. 

65. Abigal Goulding, dr. of Palmer G. Jr. ; d. May 29 : a. 2 
m. 9 d. 

66. Hannah Taylor, dr. of Wm. and Lois T. ; d. June 13, 
1759 ; a. 1 m. 

67. Samuel Miller, b. in Newtown, Sept. 24, 1678 ; d. Sept. 
9, 1759; a. 81. 

68. Capt. Samuel Clark Paine, d. of Small Pox, Nov. 9; a. 
32. He " Was commander of a Company at y^ reduction of 
Ticonderoga and Crown Point." (Epitaph.) 

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17C0. 

69. Perces Rice, w. of Adonijah R.; d. Jan. 6, 1760 ; a. * 

70. Sarah E. Smith, [w. of Robert S. ? No. 299.] d. Feb. 21 ; 
a. 33. 

71. i?ances Smith; [no other inscription; See No. 43, ante 
and quere, is it the same?] 

72. Hannah Heywood, w. of Major Daniel H. (No 144.) d. 
Feb. 24 ; a. 64. 

73. Experience Covvden, w. of Thomas C. ; d. Ap. 3 ; a. 30. 

[By her right side is buried one male child, and by her 
left, two female children. Iler husband was commissioned 
as Capt. in 1761 during the provincial wars; Line. Hist.] 

74. Samuel Mower ; d. May 8 ; a. 70. 

75. Zephaniah Rice ; d. May 10, [1730; by T R.] a. 30. 

76. Samuel Goulding, s. of Palmer G. Jr. ; d. July 17; a. 1 d. 

77. Susannah Wheeler, w. of Dr. Chas. W. b. Jan. 23, 1702 ; 
d. Sept. 23, 1760 ; a. 58. 

78. Samuel Andrew ; d. Sept. 24 ; a. 46. 

79. Samuel Andrew, Jr. s. of Samuel A. 

80. Elisabeth Andrew, dr. of Samuel A. ; 

81. Elisabeth Flagg, w. of Benj. F. Esq. 

82. Sarah Moore, w. of Asa M. ; d. Dec. 

1761. 

83. Margrat Hambleton, w. of James H. ; d. Feb. 14, 1761 ; 
a. 35. 

[Also three sons and one daughter are buried " by her side."] 

84. Solomon Gates ; b. Mar. * ; d. May *, 1761. 

85. Dr. Charles Wheeler; d. June 3; a. 31. 

[There seems to be no notice of him in Lincoln's History, 
as among the number of Worcester Physicians.] 

86. Andrew McFarland ; d. June 4 ; a. 71. His epitaph is 
somewhat peculiar : 

" Reader, 
Keep Death and Judgment 
always in your eye, 
non'^ fitt to live, 
but who is fitt to die." 

87. Mary Green, [1st] w. of Dr. John G., (No. 280.); b. Aug. 
31, 1740; d. Sept. 5, 1761. 

" Her natural but especially Gracious 
Endowments rendered her desirable in 
life and comfortable in death." (Epitaph.) 



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88. John Green, s. of Dr. John G. (No. 280) and Mary G.; 
b. Ap. 1, 1758 ; d. Sep. 20, 1761. 

89. Jonathan Moore ; d. Nov. 25 ; a. 84. 

[Same epitaph as in No. 40, ante.] 

90. Mrs Mary Gray ; d. * * 1761 ; a. * 

1762. 

91. Cornelius Waldo Goulding, s. of Palmer G. Jr. and Abi- 
gail G. ; d. Feb. 10, 1762 ; a. 6 m. 5 d. 

92. James Forbush, Jr. ; d. Mar. 11, 1762 ; a. 38. 

[This inscription and Nos. 21, 22, and 64, are found on 
one grave stone. The Forbush family were of Scotch origin. 
Line. Hist.] 

93. Rebecca McFarland, w. of Andrew McF. (No. 86.); d. 
Mar. 20 ; a. 62. 

94. Nancy Heywood, dr. of Daniel H. ; d. Ap. 28 ; a. 4. 

95. Hannah Chadick, dr. of John and Lydia C. ; d. [Aug. 
21; T. R.] 1762; a. 12. 

1763. 

96. Joseph Wiley ; d. May 9, 176[3?] ; a. 63. 

[The inscriptions on several of the Wiley grave stones 
are quite indistinct ] 

97. William Mahan ; d. June 30 ; a. 69. 

98. John Gates ; d. * * 1763; a. * 

1764. ' 

99. Jean Gray, w. of Matthew G. (infra No. 206.) ; d. Dec. 
20, 1764 ; a. 48. 

100. Ruth Stone ; d. * * 1764 ; a. * 

1765. 

101. Isabella Blair, w. of Robert B. (post. No. 156) ; d. Feb. 
10, 1765 ; a. 82. 

102. Eunice Rice, dr. of Jonathan and Eunice R. ; d. May 6; 
a. 3 y. 5 m. 

103. Comfort Mower, dr. of Ebenezer and Deborah Larnard, 
and 1st w. of Capt. Sam'l M. (post. No. 210); d. May 11; a. 
34. 

104. Sarah Moore, dr. of Capt. James, (No. 53) ; and Com- 
fort M. (No. 105) ; d June 3 ; a. 28. 

105. Comfort Moore, w. of Capt. James M. (No. 53) ; d. June 
22 ; a. 63. 

106. Ebenezer Molten ; d. July 20 ; a. 28. 



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1766. 

107. Robert Gray; d. Jan. 6, 1766; a. 69. 

108. Abigail Lovel [1st] w. of Ebenezer L. (infra No. 321) ; 
d. Ap. 11, 1766 ; a. 24 y. 8 m. and 5 d. 

109. Samuel Hunt, Jr. s.of Capt. Sam'l H. ; d. Ap. 29 ; a. 23. 

110. Mrs. Perces Gates; d. July 12 ; a. 86. 

Ill Mrs. A * * Chadick, w. of John C. [Jr. ?] d. Dec. 
* a. 46. 

112. Samuel Hunt, 3d. s. of Capt. Samuel H. ; d. Dec. 28; 
a. 7 m. 

1767. 

113. Zebudah Potter, w. of Joseph P.; d. Jan. 24, 1767, a. 
33 y. 5 m. 28 d. 

114. Margaret Mahan, w. of Wra. M. (No. 97) ; b. Feb. 20, 
1699; d. Feb. 5, 1767; a. 68. 

115. John Waters, s, of John and Kesia W. ; d. Feb. 11 ; a. 
23 m. 

116. Jonathan Osland ; d. Feb. 12 ; a. 61. 

117. Mary Harris, w. of Wm. H. ; d. Mar. 10 ; a. 67. 

" In the cold mansions of the silent tomb 
How still the solitude ! how deep the gloom ! 
Here sleeps the dust unconscious — close — confined. 
But far — far distant dwells the immortal mind." (Ep.) 

118. Clark Newton, s. of Thaddeus and Janet N. ; b. Ap. 16, 
1765 ; d. June 8, 1767. 

119. Josiah Perry ; d. Sept. 16 ; a. 83. 

1768. 

120. Francis Harrington ; d. Ap. 6, 1768 : a. 31. 

121. Mary Heywood, w. of Major Daniel H. ; d. Ap. 9; a. 65. 

122. Azubah Harrington, w. of Elijah H. (No. 307) ; d. Apr. 
27 ; a. 34. 

123. John Chadick [Jr] ; d. July 17 ; a. 67. 

124. John Chadick ; d. Sept. * ; a. 86. 

125. John Curtis, s. of Capt. John C. (No. 275) ; d. Dec. 10 ; 
a. 37. 

126. Gershom Rice ; d. Dec. 19 ; a. 102 ! 

[He was one of the " fathers of the town," and occupied 
many situations of public trust and confidence. The first 
place of worship in Worcester was at his house. See Line. 
Hist.] 

127. Lydia Chamberlain, w. of Dea. C. (No. 236) ; b. in New- 
town, May 4, 1724 ; d. Dec. 29, 1768. 



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1769. 

128. Dorothy Hubbard, w. of Dan'I H. (No. 211) ; d. Ap. 14; 
a. 71. 

129. Robert Young, s. of Wm. and Mary Y. ; d. Ap. 20 ; a. 6. 

130. Robert Barber ; d. Sep. 27 ; a. 69. 

[He was one of the Scotch emigrants to Worcester. 
Line. Hist.] 

131. Abel Heywood; d. Nov. 29; a. 40. 

1770. 

132. Nathan Perry, Jr., s. of Lieut. Nathan and Harriet P. ; 
d. Jan. 8, 1770 ; a. 19. 

133. Capt. Palmer Goulding [Sen.] ; d. at Holden, Feb. 11; 
a. 75. " He commanded a company at y** Reduction of Louis- 
bourg, June 17, 1745." (Ep.) 

134. Abigail Goulding, w. of Palmer G. Sen.; d. at Holden * 

135. Eunice Rice, dr. of Jonathan and Eunice R. ; d. May 
12 ; a. 4 y. 4 m. 

136. Abigail Goulding, w. of Palmer G., [Jr.; No. 250] ; d. 
May 26 ; a. 35. 

" Reader — Death is a debt to nature due 
Which I have paid and so must you." (Her Ep.) 

137. Esther Rice, w. of Gershom R. [Jr. ; No. 197] ; d. Aug. 
16 ; a. 73. 

1771. 

138. Rebekah Jones, vi^. of Lieut. Noah J. (No. 195) ; d. Jan. 
12, 177[1?] ; a. 46. "Blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord." (Ep.) 

1772. 

139. Hannah Taylor, w. of Othniel T. (No 190); d. Jan. 3, 
1772 ; a. 52. 

140. Capt. Thomas Sterne ; d. Jan. 16 ; a. 76. His epitaph 
is : " The grave is mine house. I have made my bed in the 
darkness. I have said — Corruption, thou art my father — to the 
worm, thou art my mother and my sister. Job xvii. 13, 14." 

[Capt. Sterne was for some time an innholder in this 
place, occupying a site near the present U. S. Hotel. His 
wife (post No. 212) succeeded him in that station.] 

141. Joseph Clark; d. June 8; a. 77. 

142. Esther Elder, w. of Wm. E. (No. 223); d. Aug. 31 ; a. 59. 

143. John Flagg, d. Dec. 29 ; a. 24. 

" This pleasant child, 
in whom we did delight, 
Lies here in Dust, 
Now Buried From our Sight." (Epitaph.) 



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1773. 

144. Major Daniel Heywood ; d. Ap. 12, 1773 ; a. 79. " He 
was an early settler in this town, and one of the first Deacons of 
the ch. in this place, in wh. office he cont'd to the day of his 
death. This monument is erected at the desire and expence of 
his grandson and heir, Daniel Heywood. — Psalm 90 : 10." (His 
epitaph.) 

145. Mary Stone, w. of Jonathan S.; d. Aug. 7; a. 47, " af- 
ter a long Sickness, which She bore with Great Submission." 
(Epitaph.) 

146. Betty Rice, dr. of Jonathan (No. 243) and Eunice R. ; 
d. Sep. 11 ; a. 2 y. 4 m. 

147. " Samuel Kinsley, who died on his jurney from Deerfield 
to his family at Bridgewater, Sept, 25, 1773, aet. 57 yrs. — 

Beloved at home, beloved abroad. 

Death sudden on the Road 

Usefull in life «S^ * * * * 

* * * * " (Inscription partly illegible.) 

148. Charles Adams ; d. Nov. 3, 1773 ; a. 86. 

" As Living men my Tomb do view 
Remember [that] here's room for you." (Ep.) 

149. John Wiley, s. of Joseph and Martha W. ; d. Dec. 26 ; 
a. 15. 

150. " Miss Priscilla Grout, died Dec. 26, 1773, aet. 27. This 
is erected by Jason Duncan, in memory of his True Love." (Ep.) 

151. Lydia Holbrook, w. of Abel H.; d. [Jan. 27; T. R.] 1773; 
a. 37. 

1774. 

152. Samuel Stowell, s. of Cornelius S. (No. 292); d. Ap. 14, 
1774 ; a. 24. 

153. William Swan ; died Ap. 18 ; a. 59. 

[He was one of the Old South Church Singers in March, 
1770, at the time the introduction of singing by the choir 
produced so great an excitement in that church as to cause 
the venerable Deacon Chamberlain (post No. 236) to absent 
himself from Divine Service, after his ineffectual and amus- 
ing resistance to this innovation. See an interesting ac- 
count in Lincoln's History, p. 178.] 

154. John Mahan ; d. July 31 ; a. 51. [Epitaph, same as in 
No 40.] 

155. Sarah Mower, w. of Capt. Sam'l M. (No. 210); d. Oct. 
10 ; a. 49. 



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156. Robert Blair ; d. Oct. 14 ; a. 91. His epitaph is this : 
" How great, how firm, how sacred all appears, 

How worthy an immortal round of years ; 
Yet .all must drop as Autumn's ripest grain, 
And Earth and Firmament be sought in vain." 
[Abraham Blair, an ancestor of some of our present citi- 
zens, distinguished himself in the famous siege of London- 
derry, A. D. 1689. See Line. Hist.] 

157. Rebekah Curtis, w. of Capt. John C. (No. 275.); d. Mar. 
4, 1775; a 45. 

158. Charles Blair, s. of Joseph and Mary B.; d. May 28 ; a. 
24. " Time shall be slain, all nature destroy'd, 

Nor leave an atom in mighty void." (Ep.) 

159. Mary Jenison, w. of Capt. Israel J. (No. 203); d. June 
19; a 57. 

" Israel Jenison and Mary his wife, lived together 36 years, 
8 months and 9 days in peace and love. When this you see, 
remember me." (Epitaph.) 

160. Dorothy Chapin, w. of Benj. C; d. July 14 ; a. 20. 

161. Abel Flagg; d. Sept. 18; a. 22. 

" All you that read the state of me, 

think of the glass that runs for thee." (Ep.) 

162. Jonathan Rice, s. of Jona. and Eunice R. ; d. Oct, 28 ; 
a. 11 y. 10 m. 

1776. 

[During this year, there were 76 deaths in Worcester, mostly 

from the Small Pox, See Line. Hist.] 

163. Isaac Gleson ; d. Jan. 7, 1776 ; a. 57. " Reader, 

Far from this world of toil and strife, 

They're present with the Lord, 
The labors of their mortal life 

End in a large Reward." (Epitaph.) 

164. Hannah Pratt, dr. of Richard and Elisabeth P. ; d. Feb. 
17; a. * 

165. Cornelius Stowell, s. of Cornfelius and Survilah ; b. Dec. 
26, 1766 ; d. Ap. 24, 1776. 

166. " Mrs. Elisabeth Muncreef, late of Boston ;" d. May 3, 
1776 ; a. 44. 

167. Thomas Stearnes Stephens, s. of Capt. Simon and Mar- 
tha S. (No. 320) ; d. June 1 ; a. 7 y. 10. m. 

168. Capt. James Goodwin ; d. June 2 ; a 62. 

[He was engaged in the campaign of 1757, and was "well 
respected as an honest, worthy man." Mass. Spy of June 
21, and Line. Hist.] 



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169. Elisabeth Brown, dr. of Sam'l and Abigail B. ; d. June 
22 ; a. 10. 

" She often made our hearts for to rejoice, 
her pleasant nature and her chearful voice, 
But God ***** 

* * * * ." (Epitaph partly indistinct.) 

170. Daniel Bigelow ; d. Aug. 29 ; a 48. 

[He was a brother of the distinguished Col. Timothy Big- 
elow (post No. 237), and the names of his other brothers, 
his sister and parents, with further particulars of interest, 
may be found in Line. Hist. p. 277. The name Bigelow 
was formerly written Biglo — by corruption from the ancient 
name Bi:dloc ] 

171. Elisabeth Howe, w. of Ezekicl H. ; b. Oct. 25, 1718; d. 
Sep. 13, 177G. 

" Sweet soul, we leave thee to thy Rest, 
Enjoy thy Jesus and thy God, 
Till we climb up the shining Road." (Ep.) 

172. Luke Brown, Jr. ; d. Nov. 6 ; a. 31. 

[Same epitaph as in No. 40. His son, Luke Brown, Esq., 
graduated at Harvard University in 1794, and practiced 
law in Hardwick. Line. Hist. p. 270.] 

173. Thomas Brown; d. Dec. 11 ; a. 40. [Same epitaph as 
in No. 136 ante ] 

174. David Young ; born in the Parish of Tarboyn, county of 
Douagall, Ireland ; d. Dec. 26 ; a. 94. 

[See note, ante No. 2. The Young family first introduced 
and planted here that valuable esculent, i\\% potato. About the 
time of its introduction, a few were presented, by the Irish, 
to some of our early inhabitants, who, being suspicious of 
their poisonous quality, threw them away as unsafe to enter 
their homes. Line. Hist. p. 49.] 



175. "Nathaniel 
& Adams, 

176. Dec'd 1776. 



Lucy 
Adams, 
Dec'd 1776." (Inscription on one stone.) 

1777. 

177. Nathaniel Fullerton ; d. Feb. 16, 1777; a. 38. [The 
name " Mary Raymond " is below this inscription.] 

178. Amos Holbrook ; d. March * ; a. *. 

179. Capt. William Jones ; d. Ap. 6 ; a *. 

180. Simon Gates : d. Ap. 11 ; a 66. " Blessed are they who 
do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of 
life, and may enter in through y^ gates into y^ city." (Ep.) 



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181. Capt. Daniel Ward ; d. May 21 ; a. 77. His epitaph is 
thus : 

" Now I behold with sweet delight 

The Blessed Three in One, 

And strange affections fix my sight 

On God's Incarnate Son." 
[Capt. Ward is perhaps the person referred to by Mr. 
Lincoln, when he says — in giving a description of the hous- 
es and streets of Worcester as they appeared about the year 
1720 — that " Daniel Ward had built nearly opposite the 
Old South Meeting-House," which was probably near the 
site of I. M. Barton's present residence. See Line. Hist, 
p. 44.] 

182. David Fisk ; d. Nov. 23 ; a. 44. 

183. Hannah Goddard, w. of John G. (No. 219.) d. Dec. 10 ; 
a. 76. 

1778. 

184. James Brown; d. Jan. 11, 1778; a. 67; [Same epitaph 
as in No. 181.] 

185. Eunice Lovell, dr. of Jonathan and Mary L ; d. Mar. 
2 ; a. 22 ms. 

186. Lydia Goddard, dr. of Sam'l and Abigail G ; d. Aug. 9 ; 
a. 13. 

187. James Tanner; d. Sept. 6; a. 36. 

1779. 

188. John Greenleaf of Boston ; d. Feb. 21, 1779 ; a. 64. 
[Same epitaph as in No. 136. This stone lies prostrate 

in the extreme N. E. corner of the yard.] 

189. William Taylor, Jr., s. of Wm. and Lois T ; d. Mar. 7 ; 
a. 11. 

" Youth forward, Death soon 
Nips ; Vain World farewell to you, 
Heaven is my native air, 
I bid my friends a short adieu. 
Impatient to be there." (Epitaph.) 

190. Othniel Taylor ; b. Oct. 19, 1698 ; d. July 29, 1779 ; 
a. 81. 

" O ! may my Humble Spirit stand, 

Among them Clothed in White, 
at CHRIST'S Right Hand 

is infinite Delight." (Ep.) 
1780. 

191. Abraham Wheeler; d. Oct. 20, 1780; a. 80. 

1781. 

192. Jonathan Fisk ; d. Jan. 8, 1781 ; a. 52. 

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193. Samuel Rice ; d. Feb. 10 ; a. 89. 

194. Marig Barber, w. of Joseph B ; d. Ap. 7; a. 39 y, 8 m. 

195. Lieut. Noah Jones ; d. July 6 ; a. 70. 
" Beneath this ston 's inter'd the bons, 

Ah ! frail Remains — Lieut. Noah Jones." (His epitaph !) 

19G. Absalom Rice ; d. July 27 ; a. 72. " He lived 69 years 
in this town." (Inscription.) 

197. Lieut. Gershom Rice ; d. Sept. 24 ; a. 85. 

198. John Nazro, s. of John and Mary N. ; d. Oct. 23 ; a. 21 
mos. 

1782. 

199. William Harris ; d. Mar. 29, 1782 ; a. 82. 

" Our age to seventy years is set, 

How short the time ! how frail the State ! 

But if a longer time we live, 

In pain and trouble we survive." (Ep.) 

200. James Tanner, formerly of Newport ; d. [Ap. 8, T. R.l 
1782 ; a. 68. 

" And I heard a voice from Heaven, 
Saying unto me, — Write, blessed are 
the Dead who die in the Lord." (Ep.) 
[Mr. Tanner was formerly an innholder of this place.] 

201. Joel Howe, Jr., s. of Joel and Mary H; b. June 2; d. 
June 16. 

" Happy the Babb, 

from sin & grief remov'd. 

To rest above, 

Where God is — truly loved." (Ep.) 

202. Arad Brown, s. of Lieut. Sam'l and Abigail B ; d. Aug. 
31 ; a. 7 m. 

203. Capt. Israel Jenison ; d. Sept. 19 ; a. 69. [See epitaph 
ante No. 159.] 

204. Faith Jenison, dr. of Capt. Israel (No. 203) and Mary J ; 
d. Sept. 24 [23 by T. R.] ; a. 32. 

205. Isaac Johnson, s. of Capt. Micah and Phebe J; d. Nov. 
26; a. 25. 

1783. 

206. Matthew Gray; d. Feb. 16, 1783; a. 73 

[Same epitaph as in No. 136. He was one of the Scotch 
emigrants to this place. Line. Hist ] 

207. James McFarland ; d. Ap. 9 ; a. 56. [Same epitaph as 
in No. 40, ante.] 



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208. Mary Maccarty, w. of Rev. Thaddeus M. (No. 213.) 
The whole inscription is thus : — 

" Remember Death. 

Erected 

In memory of 

Mrs. Mary Maccarty, 

(The amiable & pious consort 

of the 
Rev'd Thaddeus Maccarty,) 
Who departed this life 
December 28th, 1783.— .^tat. 58." 
[" Besides the gracefulness of her person, she was endow- 
ed with a superiour understanding, and was possessed^ of 
high religious principles ; her death is greatly lamented."— 
See notice in Mass. Spy, Jan. 1, 1784.] 
1784. 
209-212. See next page. ... . „ 

213. Rev. Thaddeus Maccarty ; The inscription is as tollows : 

[Figure of an hour glass and wings] 
"My glass is run. 
rpi ^ io.,r ■ , but Grace 

1 he law rpi of head and bust with sur- ^ j ^ 

was given ^ ^ .^i- „ x. f. -\ "^^ /-.u • * 

by Moses, plice,^c.J Jesus Christ. 

Memento mori. 

Beneath 

This stone are deposited 

The remains of 

The Rev'd Thaddeus Maccarty, 

For 37 years Pastor of the Church 

In Worcester. 

Thro, the course of his ministry he uniformly 

exhibited an example 

Of the peaceful and amiable virtues 

Of Christianity. 

Under a slow & painful decline, he discovered an 

ardent love to his Master, by a chearful attention 

to his service, & at the approach of death he 

patiently submitted in the full hope of a glorious 

Resurrection from the Grave. 

In testimony of his fidelity 
the people of his charge erect 
this monument. 
Obiit. July 20, 1784 ; Etatis. 63."^ 
[" He was truly a good man. He lived sincerely esteem- 
ed, and died greatly lamented by all who knew him. bee 



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notice in Mass. Spy, July 22, 1784. An interesting ac- 
count of his life — his published works — his installation and 
settlement as a minister in Worcester, and the different 
branches of his family, may be found in Lincoln's History, 
pp. 173-177.] 

209. Capt. John Tanner, formerly of Newport, R, I ; d. Jan. 
10, 1784 ; a. 44. 

" How good, how valued once, avails thee not, 

To whom related or by whom begot, — 

A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 

Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be." (Ep.) 

210. Capt. Samuel Mower ; d. Jan. 24 ; a. 64. 

" Return my friends, 

Dry up your tears. 
You will see me again 

When Christ appears." (Ep.) 

211. Coronei Daniel Hubbard ; d. Ap. 28 ; a. 20. 

212. Mary Sterne, w. of Capt. Thomas S. (No. 140) ; d. July 
19 ; a. 77. [See note in No. 140, ante, and Appendix.] 

213. See ante pp. 19. 

214. Hannah Mower, w. " of Mr. John, alis Lieut. John" M ; 
d. Sept. 24 ; a. 59. 

" Farewell my friends, 

and ceas to mourn, 
You will see me again 

At Christ^ return." (Ep.) 

215. Loring Sprague, s. of Joseph and Mary S ; d. " by fall 
from a horse," Oct. 9 ; a. 13. 

216. Elizabeth Jenison, w. of Wm. J ; d. Nov. 21 ; a. 21. 
" Mortals be dumb — what creatures dares 

Dispute his awful Will 1 
Ask no account of his affairs. 
But tremble and be still." (Ep.) 
178^. 

217. Elizabeth Prentice Chamberlain, dr. of John and Mary 
C. ; d. Feb. 4, [17 by T. R.] 1785 ; a 10 y. 3m. 

218. Lieut. Samuel Bro^n ; d. May 25 ; a. 42. His epitaph is : 
" Death steady to his purpose, from y^ womb, 

Pursues us till we are drawn to the tomb ; 
O — reader — wisely lay this thought to heart 
And seek an interest in the better part, 
Then when you close in death y' mortal eyes 
Your soul may rise and reign above the skies." 
[Lieut. Brown was formerly an innholder in Worcester.] 



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219. John Goddard ; d. June 26 ; a. 87. 

" Blessed are the dead wh. die in the Lord, 
that they may rest from their labors, & 
their works do follow." (Ep.) 

220. Sarah Tanner, w. of James T. (No. 200) ; d. Sept. 19 ; 
a. 73. 

221. Eunice Flagg, w. of Josiah F. ; d. Dec. 26; a. 28. 

1786. 

222. John Gates, s. of Simon and Sarah G ; d. May 20, 1786. 

" Not praises of man but of God 
Yealds comfort on a dying bed." (Ep.) 

223. William Elder ; d. July 27 ; a. 79. 

[He was one of the "52 Protesters," who in the year 1774 
entered on our town records their Royalist declaration and 
protest against the then revolutionary proceedings in this 
place. Tlie town afterwards voted, that the signers of that 
protest be deemed " unworthy of holding any town office or 
honor" until satisfaction made, and that their recorded pro- 
test be entirely obliterated. Satisfaction was accordingly 
made by most of the Protesters, and t)ie record — as may be 
seen at the Clerk's office — was made completely illegible.] 

1787. 

224. Molley Brown, w. of John B. and dr. of Jonas Goulding ; 
d. Feb. 13, 1787; a. 20. 

" Life is short but Death is sure. 

Sin is the wound & Christ is the cure 

Of fallen man — Salvation sure." (Ep.) 

225. Elizabeth Chamberlain, dr. of John and Mary C. ; d. 
Mar. 19 ; a. 17 m. 3 w, 

226. Sarah Trowbridge, w. of Wm. T. ; d. July 15 ; a. 31 ; 
[Epitaph similar to the one in No. 26.] 

227. Mary Lovell, dr. Jona. and Mary L. ; d. Sept. 8 ; a. 13. 

228. Damaris Stevens, w. of Lieut. Cyprian S. ; d. Sept. 28 ; 
a. 79. 

1788. 

229. Isaac Barnard, Esq. ; d. Mar. 18, 1788 ; a. 86. 

" Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 
from henceforth, yea — saith the Spirit — that 
they may rest from their labors, and 
their works do follow them. — Rev. xiv. 13." (Ep.) 

230. Sibbel Moore, dr. John and Esther M. ; d. July 4 ; a. 22. 

231. Rebekah Moore, w. of James M. ; d. July 19 ; a. 39. 



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232. Whipple Mowrey, s. of Augustus M. ; d. Oct. 8 ; a. 8 mos. 

1789. 

233. Experience Maccarty, [Mary M. ; by Mass. Spy,] " con- 
sort of Doct. Thaddeus M.""; d. Jan. 24, 1789 ; a. 32. 

[She died after a " long and painful illness, which she bore 
with a fortitude that dignifies human nature;" Mass. Spy, 
Jan. 29. See a notice of her husband's life and services, in 
Lincoln's History, 257.] 

234. John Mahan; d. Oct. * 1789; a. 32. 

1790. 

235. Palmer Goulding, [youngest] s. of Capt. Palmer G. Jr. 
and Rebecca G. ; d. Feb. 19, 1790 ; a. 15 y. 8 m. 

" Job 1, 21st. The Lord gave, & the Lord hath taken away, 
blessed be the name of the Lord." (Ep.) 

236. Deacon Jacob Chamberlain; d. Mar. 17; a. 71 ; — and 
the inscription is : — 

" Who fulfilled the office of a Deacon in the church of Christ 

in Worcester for about 28 years with satisfaction to 

the church and Honor to himself 

He was possessed of good natural abilities — 

Useful in the Society of which he was a member 

Instructive and entertaining in conversation 

Compassionate to the afflicted 

Given to hospitality — Sound in the faith, 

And now, we trust, has entered into his 

Eternal Rest." 

[See note, ante No. 153, and Line. Hist. 179.] 

237. " Timothy Bigelow, Esq , commander of the 15th Massa- 
chusetts Regt in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain ;" b. 
Aug. 12, 1739; d. Ap. 4, 1790 ; a. 50. 

" Here lie his remains." 
[He was an active and eloquent patriot of the Revolution, 
a member of the Worcester Committee of Correspondence, 
of the famous " Whig Club," in which he was associated 
with Warren, Otis, and other eminent individuals, a delegate 
in the Provincial Congress, and filled many important offices 
with honor and ability. A good account of his life, charac- 
ter and services may be found in Line. Hist. p. 277, and 
chapters 6 and 7.] 

238. Sarah Bowles, dr. of Dea. Wm. and Sarah B. ; d, June 
3; a. 21. 

" The sweet remembrance of the Just, 

Shall flourish when they sleep in Dust." (Ep.) 

239. Susanna Bowles, dr. of Wm. and Sarah B. ; d. June 6 ; 
a. 8. 



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•240. Sarah Barber, w. of Robert B. (ante No. 130) ; d. June 
9 ; a. 86. 

241. Peter Goulding ; b. Dec. 30, 1736 ; d. July 14, 1790 ; 
a. 54. The epitaph is : — 

" Friends &> Physician could not save 
My mortal body from the grave, 
Nor can the grave confine me here 
When Christ shall call me to appear." 

[" His death was occasioned by a fall from the frame of 
a house." Mass. Spy, July 22.] 

242. Elizabeth Goddard, dr. of Samuel and Abigail G. ; d. 
Sep. 21 ; a. 20. 

1791. 

243. Jonathan Rice ; d. June 16, 1791 ; a. 56. 

[" For many years a Deputy Sheriff — an honest man and 
a good citizen." Mass. Spy, June 23, 1791. He was one 
of the " law and order" volunteers at the time of the famous 
Shay's Rebellion, and at a skirmish with the insurgents at 
New Braintree in this county, he was shot through the hand 
and arm. See also Line. Hist. 149.] 

244. James Goulding, s. of Ignatius and Elizabeth G. ; d. 
Aug. 4 ; a. 27. [Same epitaph as 238.] 

245. Mrs. Martha Holbrook ; d. Sep. 27 ; a. 23. 

" Corruption, Earth && Worms, 

Will but refine this flesh 
Until my spirit corns again 

And puts it on afresh." (Ep.) 

246. Elnor Moore, w. of Capt. David M. (No. 257) ; d. Oct. 
1 ; a. 63. 

247. Phinehas Flagg, s. of Col. Benj. and Abigail F. ; d. Oct. 
1 ; a. 39. 

" Why do we mourn departing friends, 

Or shake at Death's alarms, 
Tis but the voice which Jesus sends, 

To call them to his arms." (Ep ) 

248. John Heath Knight, s. of Edward and Elizabeth K. ; d. 
* * 1791; a. 11 m. 15 da. 

" Here I lay 

And rest my head 
Till Christ appear 

And raise the dead." (Ep.) 
1792. 

249. George Flagg, s. of Silas and Anna F.; d. Jan. 3, 1792 ; 
a. 2 m. 14 da. 



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" Sleep on my babe 
And take thy rest, 
God called thee home 

When he saw it best." (Ep.) 
250. " Capt. Palmer Goulding [Jr.], who after a life of activi- 
ty, justice and humanity, died 30 Jan. 1792, aged 69 years. This 
corruptible must put on incorruptible, and this mortal must put 
on immortality." 

251 James Cook, s. of George and Phebe C. ; d. July 8; a. 6. 
[Epitaph similar to No. 210.] 

252. Elisabeth Rice, w. of Absalom R. (No. 196) ; d. Aug. 
3 ; a. 76. 

" Deth comfortably ends 

A well-spent — useful life." (Ep.) 

253. Irena Wiswall, w. of Ebenezer W. (No. 301) ; d. Dec. 
31 [1793, by Mass. Spy.] ; a. 76. 

[Same epitaph as in No. 247 ante.] 

254. George Flagg ; d. * * 1792; a. 9 m. 14 da. 
[Same epitaph as in No. 249.] 

1793. 

255. Francis Harrington ; d. July 18, 1793 ; a. 84 ; Epitaph is : 

" In thee shall Israel trust. 

Which see their guilt forgiven, 
God will pronounce the sinner Just, 

And take the Saints to Heaven." 

256. John Gates Rice, s. of Jonathan and Sarah R.; d. * * 
1793; a. 13 y. 5. m. 

[Epitaph similar to the one in 210.] 

1794. 

257. Capt. David Moore ; d. Feb. 25, 1794 ; a. 64. 

258. Nancy Blair, dr. of Increase and Huldah B. ; d. Ap. 11 ; 
a. 11 mos; [See No. 276.] 

259. Mrs. Martha Wiley ; d. May 6; a. 48. 

260. Moses Kingsbury, only s. of Joseph and Margaret K. ; d. 
Aug. 20 ; a. 20. 

[" The Artillery Company, of which he was a member, 
paid him their tribute of respect by attending his funeral, 
dressed in uniform." Mass. Spy, Aug. 27.] 

261. James Maynard, s. of James and Molly M. ; d. Oct. 23; 
a. 7; 

" Gay youth, come view 

My silent dust, 
As here I'm laid 

So soon you must." (Ep.) 



25 

263. Dr. Thomas Nichols ; d. Dec. 9 ; a. 83. 

[Same epitaph as in No. 241. He was formerly of Dan- 
vers, and came from Sutton to this place about A. D. 1765, 
Line. Hist.] 

1795. 

263. Henry Andrews, s. of Benj. and Sally A.; d. Mar. 10, 
1795; a. 5 y. 9 m. 

264. Polly Whitney, [eldest dr. of Moses Kingsbury, and] w. 
of Amos W. ; d. Ap. 23; a. 33 [23, by T. R.] ; " also Ezra." 

265. Susanna Curtis, dr. of David and Susanna C. ; b. May 

15, 1794; d. May 1; a. 1. 

266. John Thomas, s. of Peter T. of Long Island ; d. June 
18 ; a. 17. 

"[The grave stone is of white marble — the only other one 
in the Cemetery being the No 270 infra.^ 

267. James Andrews, s. of Benj. and Sally A. (No. 274) ; d. 
Aug. 28 ; a. 8 y. 6 m. 

1796. 
[About 80 deaths occurred in Worcester this year, dur- 
ing the prevalence of the summer complaint.] 

268. Alexander Blair, s. of Increase and Huldah B. ; d. Mar. 
5, 1796 ; a. 5. [See inscription in No. 276.] 

269. Major Wm. Treadwell; d. Ap. 10; a. 46. His epitaph 
is this : " He enter'd the army in 1775, and devoted his whole 
time to the service of his Country, until the Independence of 
America was secured ; he ever courted the field of battle, &:j 
his military ardour and bravery locre indisputable." 

[" His body was committed to the grave with military 
honors." It would seem from the lines found in the Mass. 
Spy of Ap. 22, 1795, that he was unfortunate in his pecunia- 
ry affairs, and died a lingering victim to despair caused by 
his sudden poverty. See Line. Hist. 331.] 

270. Israel J[enison] Stowell, s. of Peter S. (No. 306) and 
Betsy S. ; d. Aug. 12 ; a 5. [See note, ante No. 266.] 

271. Fanny Elder, dr. of John E. Jr. and Lydia E. ; d. Aug. 
13; a. 3. 

272. Dolly F. Curtis, dr. of David and Susanna C ; b. Oct. 

16, 1792 ; d. Aug. 27 ; a. 4. 

273. Abigail Goulding, dr. of Capt. Palmer G. Jr. (No. 250) 
and Rebebah G. ; b. June 11, 1771 ; d. Sep. 26, 1796. 

" Like blossom'd trees, o'erturned by vernal storm, 
Lovely in death, the beauteous ruin lay." (Epitaph.) 
4 



26 

274. Sally Andrews, vv. of [Lieut.] Benj. A.; d. Nov. 9; a, 
34. 

1797. 

275. Capt. John Curtis; d. June 29, 1797; a. 90. 

[He was engaged in the colony service, during a part of 
the French war, 1757. See Line. Hist.] 

276. Increase Blair; d. Nov. 11; a. 40. 

[The same stone commemorates the death of his wife and 
two children, and has this inscription : " The monumental 
memorial of this group of victims to mortality, demands the 
passenger's tearful Remembrance. 
Parents and babes togetlier lie, 
Till Jesus call them to the sky." 

See Nos. 258, 268, 278, and note in No. 156.] 
1798. 

277. Miss Abigail Jenison ; b. July 30,1744 ; d. June 29, 1798. 

" No longer has all healing art avails 
But every remedy its master fails. 
But when faith presents y*^ Saviour's death 
And whispers this is thine, 
Sweetly my rising hours advance, 
And peacefully decline." (Epitaph.) 

278. Huldah Blair, w. of Increase B. (see No. 276) ; d. July 
9, 1798; a. 38. 

1799. 

279. Deborah Harrington, w. of Francis H. [No. 255?] ; d. 
Ap. 20, 1799; a. 84. 

" This shall be known when we are dead, 
And left on long record, 
That ages yet unborn may read, 

And trust and praise the Lord." (Ep.) 

280. Dr. John Green, s. of Dr. Thomas G. ; d. Oct. 29 ; a. 64. 
[An obituary notice of Dr. G. may be found in the Mass. 

Spy of Nov. 6, 1799. For notices of the highly respected 
family of Greens, see Line. Hist. p. 254.] 

281. Lieut. Richard Flagg ; d. at Holden, Nov. 12; a. 92. 
[On the same stone is a memorial of his wife's decease, 

(No. 300) and the inscription : " This monument is erected 
by their sons Samuel & Benjamin Flagg."] 
1800. 

282. Pheba Harris, w. of Noah H. (No. 294) ; d. March 6, 
1800 : a. 67, 



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283. Lucy Moore, w. of Asa M. (No. 286); d. Mar. 11 ; a. 

284. Jonathan Rice [Jr.]; d. Ap. 13; a. 22 

235. Samuel Goddard, Jr. s. of Sam' 1 and Abigail G. ; d. May 
3 ; a. 26. [His epitaph is similar to ISo. ^b.J 
'286. Asa Moore ; d. June 30 ; a. 89. 

287. Sarah Gates, w. of Simon G. (N0.I8O); d. Sep. 30 ; a. ... 
- Friend, quit this stone, & look above the Skies 

The dust lies here, but virtue never dies. (bp.) 
1802. 

288. Miss Lois Taylor ; d. July 6, 1802 ; ^a. 22. 

289. Mary Ann Barber ; d. Oct. U ; a. 6/. 

290. Elisabeth Curtis, [2nd] w. of Capt. John C. (No. 2.5), 
d. Nov. 14; a. 90. ^^^^ 

291. Samuel Goddard; d. June 12, 1803; a. 71. 

1804. 

292 Cornelius Stowell ; d. Jan. 3, 1804 ; a. 78, [79, by T R.] 
[The weaver's shop of " Cornelius and Peter Stowell" was 

Knrnt Tan 4 1793. Liuc. Hist.] 

293 AbigTil Goddard, w. of Sam'l G. (No. 291 ;) d. Ap. 8 ; 

"294. Noah Harris; d. Aug. 30 ; a. 70. [His epitaph is similar 
to No. 26.] ^g^g^ 

295. Sarah Barnard, w. of Isaac B. Esq. (No. 229;) d. Ap. 9. 
1806; a. 97. ^^^^ 

296 Phinehas Flagg, s. of John and Sarah F. ; d. Jan. 20. 
[21, by T. R.] 1807; a. 4 y. 3 m. ;— 

" Mv days were few, and I but small, 

But must obey, when Christ doth call. — (Ep.) 

297. Miss Katharine Drowne dr, of Thomas D " late of Bos- 
ton deceased;" d. Jan. 23; a. 69, [.0 by T^R-] 

- Sweet were the hopes that cheer'd her soul 

Those hopes by God were given. 
And tho' her body sleeps in dust, 

Her soul ascends to Heaven. , ,. ^ , 

298. Hannah Bush, w. of John B. (No. 316;) d. Feb. 1; a. 
39 y. 11 m. ;— 



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Sweet is the sleep that here we take, 

Until in Jesus we awake ; 

Then shall our happy souls rejoice 

To hear our blessed Saviour's voice." (Ep.) 

299. Robert Smith ; d. July 4 ; a 80. [Epitaph like No. 26.] 

1808. 

300. Grace Flagcr, w. of Lieut. Richard F. (See No. 281) ; 
d. at Holden, Dec. 4, 1808 ; a. 100 ! 

1809. 

301. Ebenezer Wiswall; d. Mar. 19, 1809; a 87. 

302. Mehitable Moore, w. of Nath'I M. (No. 308;) d. Ap. 
25; a. 89. 

1810. 

303. Daniel Flagg, [s. of Phinehas and Rhoda F.; by T. R.] 
d- Mar. 12, 1810; a. 24 ; 

"Christ, my Redeemer lives, 

And often from the skies 
Looks down & watches all my dust 

Till he shall bid it rise." (Ep.) 

304. Lucy Flagg, dr. of John and Sarah F. ; d. May 8; a. 2 y. 
6 ra. [Epitaph similar to No. 249.] 

305. Elisabeth Flagg, dr. of Abel and Susannah F. ; d. May 
23; a. 7; 

" So fades the lovely blooming flower, 
Sweet, smiling solace of an hour." (Ep.) 

306. P€ter Stowell ; d. July 16 ; a 48. [See note in No. 292, 
and Line. Hist. 321.] 

1811. 

307. Elijah Harrington; d. Feb. 3, 1811; a. 77. 

308. Nathaniel Moore ; d. July 19 ; a. 96 ; 

[" A man of Exemplary piety and benevolence." A no- 
tice of his character and connections may be found in the 
Mass. Spy, for July 24, 1811, quoted in Line. Hist. 42.] 

1812. 

309. Betsey Cornelia S. Ridgway, dr. of John and Betsey R.; 
d. Mar. 5, 1812 ; a. 3 ; 

" Weep not my friends, your darling child hath fled, 

Beyond the mansions of the sleeping dead, 

And rose to realms of ever-cloudless day, 

Where life, and bliss, and peace holdi boundless sway." (Ep.) 



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310. James Barber ; d. Mar. 30 ; a. 85 ; 

[One of the earliest recorded Fires in Worcester, is that 
of the " house of Mr. James Barber," consumed May 25, 
1767.] 

311. Zurvilah Stovvell, w. of Cornelius S. (No. 292;) d. June 
7 ; a. 82. 

1813. 

312. Miss Lucy Maccarty, [13th child of Rev. Thaddeus M., 
No. 213 ;] d. June 21, 1813 ; a. 53. 

313. " Ebenezer WARTERS ;" d. Aug. 27 ; a. 38. 

' 1814. 

314. Mary Green, [2d] w. of Dr. John G. (No. 280) ; d. June 
16, 1814; a. 74. 

1815. 

315. Samuel Jenison; d. Nov. 18, 1815; a. 70. His epitaph is: 

" The memory of the just 
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust." 
1816. 

316. John Bush; d. Jan. 28, 1816; a. 61. 

[He lived in the old " Bush house," No. 228 Main St., 
now occupied by I. M. Barton.] 

317. Mrs. Mary Drowne, dr. of Thomas D., "late of Boston, 
deceased ;" d. Oct. 21 ; a. 65. 

318. Relief Stowell, w. of Abel S. (No. 323;) d. Ap. 14, 
1817; a. 62, [63, by T. R.] 

"Still, still on thee shall fond remembrance dwell ! 
And to the world thy worth delight to tell. 
With surer aim, on faith's strong pinions rise, 
And seek a heavenly refuge in the skies." (Ep.) 

319. Mary Goddard, dr. of Samuel G. (No. 291 ?) d. June 26; 
a. 45. 

320. Martha Stevens, w. of C apt. Simon S. ; d. Auo-. 10: a. 
79, [75; by Mass. Spy.] 

" Let the green leaf press gently o'er her dust, 
There rest in hope till Christ shall bid it rise 

At the great resurrection of the just 

To meet the Saviour from the opening skies." (Ep.) 

321. Col. Ebenezer Lovel ; d. Dec. 6; a. 88. 

[He was an officer in the Revolutionary War, and a rep- 
resentative from Worcester to the General Court, A. D. 
1777. See Line. Hist.] 



30 

1818. 
32-2. Nathaniel Curtis ; d. June 28, 1818 : a. 52. 

323. Abel Stovvell ; d. Aug. 3; a. 66, [65 by T. R.] His 
epitaph is : — 

" Mark well this rising mound of earth, 
Approach, and then will cease thy mirth. 
'Tis here where sleeps a Parent dead, 
'Tis here where rests the aged head." 
[He was well known about the commencement of this 
century, as the manufacturer of church and tower-clocks in 
this place. The " Old South" clock was made by him, A. 
D. 1800.] 

1819. 

324. Eunice Rice, w. of Jonathan R. (No. 243 ;) d. Mar. 5, 
1819; a. 79. 

325. Samuel Flagg, Esq., eldest s. of Richard and Grace F. 
;(Nos. 281 and 300;) d. Sep. 24; a. 83, [92, by T. R] 

[" Capt. Samuel Flagg" about sixty-five years ago occu- 
pied a house nearly on the site of Judge Allen's present resi- 
dence. The house was burnt in 1786.] 

1821. 

326. Mary Maccarty, w. of Nathaniel M. ; d. Jan. 13, 1821 : 
a. 64. 

1823. 

327. Elizabeth Maccarty, [7th child of Rev. Thaddeus M. 
No. 213;) d. Mar. 25, 1823; a. 70. 

1824. 

328. Dolly Flagg, w. of Sam'l F. Esq. (No. 325:) d. Mar. 10, 
1824; a. 84. [d. Mar. 11, 1824; a. 85; according to T. R.] 



APPENDIX. 



[The first seven names following, were kindly furnished us by 
J. Harrington, Esq. They were found by him some time ago, 
upon stones and fragments of stone, which were probably remov- 
ed or destroyed before the preceding collection was made. Below 
these names, a few inscriptions are added which were omitted in 
their places.] 

1. Samuel Maccarty, s. of Thaddeus M. ; d. 1755. 

2. Thomas Maccarty, s. of Thaddeus M. ; d. 1755. 

3. James Carlyle, [husband of Mary C. No. 35,] d. 1758, 

4. Miss Eunice Flagg ; d. 1785. [See No, 221.] 

5. Ignatius Goulding ; d. 1787. 

6. Feretrina Mowrey ; d. 1787. 

7. James Hayward ; d. 1795. 

8. James How ; d. Mar. 18, 1755 ; a. 44. 

9. Samuel Thomas ; d. May 20, 1755 ; a. 67. 

10. Janet Thomas, w. of Samuel T. (App. 9,) d. Aug. 18, 
1756 ; a. 56. 

11. Dea. Nath'l Moore : d. Nov. 25, 1761 ; a. 84. [Same ep- 
itaph as No. 40.] 

12. John Smith, s. of John and Sarah S. ; d. Dec. 31, 1769 ; 
a. 6 m. 

13. John Mackay, s. of Capt. Wm. and Frances M. ; d. Feb. 
1, 1776 ; a. 6. 

14. John Taylor, s. of John and Elisabeth T.; d. * 1776; a. 1. 

15. Mary Mower, dr. of Samuel and Nancy M, ; d. Mar. 29, 
1786; a. 6. 

16. Ezra Wiley ; d. June * 1795; a. 1? His mother d. 1795. 

17. Mary Adams, Azubah Rice and Elizabeth Willard; d. * * 



32 

18. [Inscription for Capt. Wrn. Jones, No. 179, ante.] 
" Under this Covring sleeps the mouldring Bons, 
Ah — 'tis the frail Remains of Capt'n William Jones, 
On April 6th, 1 7 7 7, 

Death him Remov'd from toils of Earth to bliss of Heaven." 

19. [Epitaph for Mrs. Mary Sterne, No. 212.] 
" Beneath this stone Death's prisoner lies, 
The stone shall move, the prisoner rise. 
When Jesus with Almighty word. 

Calls his dead saints to meet their Lord." 

20. [Epitaph for Rebekah Moore, No. 23 J , similar to No. 248.] 

[We are also informed by S. Jennison, Esq. that the tomb of 
the distinguished Chandler family was formerly located in this 
Cemetery, but is now destroyed. The tombs of the Dix and 
Wheeler families were also removed a few years ago, about the 
time that our Common was " improved" by the destruction of the 
town Flag-Staff, and by the removal of the old Artillery Compa- 
ny Armory, of the Hook and Ladder House, where the County 
Gallows was also kept, and of the stone wall around the Cemet- 
ery.] 



INDEX. 



Adams Charles 
" Eunice 
" Hannah 
" Lucy 
" Mary 
" Nathaniel 
Andrew Elisabeth 
" Samuel 
" Samuel, Jr. 
Andrews Henry 
" James 
" Sally 



Ball John 
Barber James 
" Martha 
" Mary Ann 
" Mary 
" Nancy 
" Robert 
" Sarah 
Barnard Isaac Esq. - 

" Sarah 
Bigelow Daniel 

" Hon. Timothy 
Blair Alexander 
" Charles 
" HuWah 
" Increase 
" Isabella 
" Nancy 
» Robert 
Bowles Sarah 

" Susanna 
Boyden Mary 
Brown Arad 

" Elizabeth Lydia 
" Elizabeth 
" James 
" Luke Jr. 
" MoUey 
" Rebekah 
" Lieut. Samuel 
" Thomas 
Bush H.innah 
" John 



. 


148 


Carlyle James - App' 


X 3 


- 


16 


" Mary 


35 


- 


17 


Chadick Mrs. A. * - 


111 


_ 


176 


" Hannah 


5 


ppet 


idix 17 


11 " - . 


95 




175 


" John 


123 


_ 


80 


11 11 _ . 


124 


. 


78 


Chamberlain Elizabeth 


225 


. 


79 


" " Prentice 


217 


. 


263 


" Dea. Jacob 


236 


. 


267 


" Lydia 


127 


_ 


274 


" Susanna 


51 






Chandler Famtli/ Tomb, See App'x 






Chapin Dorothy 


160 


. 


33 


Clark .Joseph 


141 


. 


310 


Cook James 


251 




194 


Cowden PIxperience - 


73 


. 


2S9 


" James 


18 


. 


52 


Curtis Dolly F. - - 


272 


_ 


4S 


" Elizabeth 


290 


_ 


130 


" John 


125 


- 


240 


" Capt. John 


275 


. 


229 


" Nathaniel 


322 


. 


295 


" Rebekah 


1.57 


. 


170 


" Susanna 


265 


. 


237 






. 


268 


D 




_ 


158 


Dix Family Tomb, See App'x 


. 


278 


Drowne Katharine 


297 


_ 


276 


" Mary 


317 


. 


101 






_ 


2C8 


E 




_ 


156 


Elder Esther 


46 


. 


238 


It t( . . 


142 


- 


239 


" Fanny 


271 


. 


32 


" Rebecca 


45 


_ 


202 


«' William 


223 


. 


26 






. 


169 


P 




. 


184 


Fisk David 


182 


_ 


172 


" Elizabeth 


56 


. 


224 


" John 


55 


. 


24 


" Jonathan 


192 


. 


21S 


Flagg Abel 


161 


- 


173 


" Capt. Benj, 


25 


_ 


298 


" Daniel 


303 


- 


316 


" Dolly 


328 



34 



Flagg Elizabeth 


. 


_ 


56 


Greenleaf John 


- 


188 


.. 11 


_ 


. 


61 


Grout Priscilla 


. 


150 


<i li 


. 


, 


305 








" Eunice 


. 


. 


221 


H 






a II 


- 




App'x 4 


Hambleton Margaret &c. 


- 


83 


" Georee 


- 


. 


249 


Harrington Azubah 


- 


122 


•I ii ^ 


. 


- 


254 


" Deborah 


. 


279 


" Grace 


. 


- 


300 


Elijah - 


- 


307 


" John 


_ 


- 


143 


" Francis 


. 


120 


" Lucy 


. 


- 


304 


11 11 


- 


255 


'' Phinehas 


. 


. 


247 


" Prudence 


_ 


27 


ii II 


- 


_ 


296 


Harris Mary 


. 


117 


" Lieut. Richard 


. 


. 


281 


" Noah 


- 


294 


" Samuel Esq. 


- 


- 


325 


" Pheba 


- 


28J 


Forbusli Ann 


. 


_ 


22 


" William 


- 


199 


" Elizabeth 


- 


- 


64 


Hay ward James 


- 


App'x 7 


" James Jr. 


. 


_ 


92 


Hey wood Abel 


- 


131 


" Mary 


- 


. 


21 


" Daniel Jr. 


- 


44 


FuUertonNath'l 


- 


- 


177 


" Major Daniel 
" Hannah 


- 


144 
72 


G 








" Mary 


. 


121 


Gates John 


. 


. 


98 


" Nancy 


- 


94 


ti 11 


. 


. 


222 


Holbrook Amos 


- 


178 


" Jonathan 


- 


. 


40 


" Lydia 


- 


151 


" Perces 


. 


. 


110 


" Martha 


. 


245 


" Sarah 


- 


. 


287 


How Elizabeth 


- 


171 


" Simon 


. 


- 


ISO 


" James 




App'x 8 


" Solomon 


_ 


. 


84 


Howe Joel Jr. 


_ 


201 


Gleson Isaac 


. 


. 


163 


Hubbard Coronei Daniel 


- 


211 


Goddard Abigail 


- 


- 


293 


" Dorothy 


- 


128 


' 


Elizabeth 


. 


. 


242 


" Hannah 


. 


1 


1 


Hannah 


. 


. 


183 


Hunt Samuel 3rd. 


_ 


112 


1 


John 


. 


. 


219 


Jr. 


. 


109 


' 


Joseph 


_ 


- 


00 








♦ 


Lydia 


- 


. 


186 


J 






1 


Mary 


- 


- 


319 


Jenison Abigail 


- 


277 


« 


Samuel Jr. 


. 


- 


285 


" Elzabeth 


- 


57 


I 


" 


. 


- 


291 


II 11 


- 


216 


Goodwin Capt. James 


. 


IGS 


" Faith 


- 


204 


" Mary 


- 


- 


19 


" Capt. Israel 


- 


203 


Goulding Abigail 


- 


- 


65 


" John 


- 


31 


11 11 


- 


-. 


134 


" Mary 


- 


1.59 


II K 


- 


. 


136 


" Samuel 


. 


315 


II 11 


- 


. 


273 


" Judge William 


. 


10 


" Cornelius 


W. 


. 


91 


Johnson Isaac 


- 


205 


" Ignatius 


- 


- 


App'x 5 


Jones Lieut. Noah 


- 


195 


" James 


. 


- 


244 


" Rebekah 


. 


138 


" John 


- 


- 


58 


" Capt. W'm - 179 & 


App'x 18 


" Capt. Palmer Sen. 


133 








<i I 


' 


. 


235 


K 






" Capt. Palmer Jr. 




250 


Kingsbury Moses 


- 


260 


" Peter 


. 


- 


241 


Kinsley Samuel 


- 


147 


" Samuel 


- 


. 


76 


Knight John 


- 


41 


" Thomas 


. 


- 


47 


" Heath - 


- 


248 


Gray Bertha 


. 


- 


7 


Knox Adam 


- 


63 


" Eliot 


. 


. 


6 


L 






" Jean 


. 


. 


99 


Lovel Abigail 


. 


108 


" Mary 


- 


- 


90 


" Col. Ebenezer 


. 


321 


" Matthew 


_ 


. 


206 


" Eunice 


- 


185 


" Robert 


. 


- 


107 


" Mary 


- 


227 


" Thomas 


. 


. 


54 


Lynds Easter 


. 


39 


Green John 


. 


- 


88 


" Jonathan &c. - 


. 


36 


" Dr. John 


. 


- 


280 








" Mary 


- 


. 


62 


H 






•1 II ■' 


- 


. 


87 


Maccarty Elizabeth - 


- 


327 


" 


■1 


- 


- 


314 


" Experience 


- 


233 



Maccarty Lucy 


312 


Rice Eunice 






102 


" " Mary 


208 
326 


" " 






g| 


" Samuel 


App'x 1 


" Gershom 






^26 


" Rev. Thaddeus 


213 


" Lieut. Gershom 






197 


" Thomas 


App'x 2 


" John Gates 






Mackay John 


App'x 13 


" Jonas 






128 


Mahan John 


154 


" Jonathan 






162 


» " 


234 


11 it 






243 


" . Margaret 


114 


" [Jr.] 






284 


" William 


97 


" Perces 






69 


Maynard James 


261 


" Samuel 






193 


McFarland Andrew . 


86 


" Zephaniah 






75 


" James 


207 


Ridgway Betsey Cornelia S. 




309 


" Rebecca 


93 


Roper Ephraim 




4 


Miller Samuel 


67 








Molten Ebenezer 


106 


S 






Moore Asa 


286 


Smith Frances 




43 


" Comfort 


105 


" John 




App 


'xl2 


" Capt. David . 


257 


" Ranees [?] 






71 


" Elnor 


246 


" Robert 






299 


" Capt. James . 


53 


" Sarah 






70 


" Jonathan 


89 


Sprague Loring 






215 


" Katrine 


33 


Stearnes Abigail 






15 


" Lucy 


283 


Sterne Mary 212 & App 


xl9 


" Mehitable 


302 


" Capt. Thomas 




140 


" Nathaniel 


308 


Stephens Thomas Stearnes 




167 


" Dea. Nathaniel 


App'x 11 


Stevens Damaris 




228 


" Rebekah 231 & 


App'x 29 


" Martha 






320 


" Sarah 


82 


Stone Mary 






145 


i( 11 


104 


" Ruth 






100 


" Sibbel ! 


230 


StoweU Abel 






323 


Mower Comfort 


103 


" Cornelius 






165 


" Hannah 


214 


U 11 






292 


" Mary 


App'x 15 


«' Israel J. 






270 


" Samuel 


74. 


" Peter 






306 


" Capt. Samuel 


210 


Relief 






318 


" Sarah 


155 


" Samuel 






152 


Mowrey Feretrina 


. App'x 6 


" Zurvilah 






311 


" Whipple 


232 


Swan William 






153 


Muncreef Elizabeth . 


166 


T 

Tanner James 






N 






187 


Nazro John 


198 


11 11 






200 


Newton Clark 


118 


" Capt. John 






209 


Nichols Dr. Thomas 


262 


" Sarah 
Taylor Abraham 






220 
8 







" Dinah 






14 


Osland Jonathan 


116 


" Elizabeth 
" Hannah 






34 

66 


P 




<i 11 






139 


Paine Nathaniel 


59 


" Isaac 






13 


" Capt. Sam'l Clark 


68 


" James 






3 


Perry Josiah 


119 


II 11 






11 


" Nathan Jr. 


132 


" " 3rd. 






42 


Potter Zebudah 


113 


" John 




App 


xl4 


Pratt Hannah 


164 


" Lois 
" Othniel 






288 
190 


R 




" William Jr. . 






189 


Raymond Mary 


See 177 


Thomas Elizabeth 






23 


Rice Absalom 


196 


" Janet 




App" 


xlO 


" Adonijah 


29 


" John 






266 


" Azubah 


App'x 17 


" Samuel 




App 


'x 9 


" Betty 


146 


Treadwell Major W'm 




269 


" Elizabeth 


252 


Trowbridge Sarah 




226 


" Esther 


137 











36 



w 




Wiley Martha 


259 


Walker Mary 


fil 


" Mary 


37 


Ward Capt Daniel 


ISl 


Willard p:iizabeth 


App'x 17 


Warters Ebenezer 


313 


Wiswall Ebenezer 


301 


Waters John 


115 


•' Irena 


253 


" William 


30 






Wheeler Abraham 


191 


Y 




" Dr. Charles 


65 


Young David 


174 


" Family Tomb See App'x. 


" Janet 


50 


" Mary 


9 


" Jean 


12 


" Susannah 


77 


" John 


2 


Whitney Polly 


264 


" Martha Bovd 


20 


Wiley Ezra & Mother 


App'x 16 


" Robert 


49 


" John 


149 


" r " 


129 


" Joseph 


96 







ERRATA. 

In No. 5, for * 1732, read 4, 1752. 

" " 24, " 1750, " 1756. 

" " 27, " * 1751, ? a. * ; read Aug. 1751, a. 38. 

" " 33, " 12 J a. 41 ?, read 19: a. 41. 

" " 42, " 20, read 26. 

" " 48, " Sep. 2, read Sep. 27. 

" " 53, " 68, read 63. 

" " 55, " Nov. *, read Nov. 2, 1758. 

" " 60, " 8, read IS. 

" " 69, " Jan., read June. 

" » 70, dele E. ; and for 21, read 21, 1766 ? 

" " 75, 1730 is the correct year. 

" " 81,for31,read3, 1769. 

" " 84, " Mar. * &c., read May 14 : d. Mar. 2. 

" " 96. » 176 [3 ?], read 1776. 

" " 107, for Jan. 6 read Jan. 16. 

" " 124, " Sep. *, read Sep. 3, 1763, a. 36. 

" " \-z5, " 10, read 13. 

" " 128, " 14, " 4. 

" " 132, " Harriet, read Hannah. 

" " 157, " Mar. 4, 1776, read Mar. 24, 17.55. 

" " 194, " Maria, read Martha. 

" " 199, " the time, read the term. 

" " 209, " 10, read 16. 

" "211, " 20, read 90. 

" " 218, " drawn, read driven. 

" " 219, after follow, insert them. 

" " 222, " 1780, " a. 22. 

" " 223, for 27, read 29. 

" " 242, " 21, read 20. 



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